Last Friday, I wrote about a different model of customer support.
Ebays Delisting iPod Seller Raises Questions
The iPod Age is defined by a trick question. If a person buys digital content, do they really own it? So far the answers braved have been “yes and no,” “um, maybe,” “well, sometimes,” and “only if the big money distributors don’t get mad about it.” Not about to take on that question, eBay recently took down a listing for a 60-gigabyte video iPod preloaded with 11,800 songs.
Boeing Raises Outlook as Profits Decrease
Boeing reported a decrease of 7% in its second-quarter profits, but this was higher than analysts expected. The company raised its earnings outlook for the entire year.
Ford Raises Outlook For Second Quarter, Drops it for Full Year
Ford Motor Co. has cut down its earnings per share guidance for the year, as the company’s profit outlook for North American operations weakens.
Black & Decker Raises Expectations
Black & Decker announced that, due to continuing strong sales, especially in its North American Power Tools and Accessories business…
Gildan Activewear Raises Earnings Guidance
Gildan Activewear announced that it expects that its earnings for its second fiscal quarter, ended April 3, 2005, will be above its previous guidance.
News Corp. Raises Fox Bid
News Corp. is increasing the exchange ratio in its previously announced exchange offer for all of the outstanding shares of Fox Entertainment’s Class A common stock that News Corp. doesn’t already own.
Nanotechnology Raises Opportunities for Investors
Research and Markets has announced the addition of The Nanotechnology Opportunity Report Vol 1 & 2 2nd Edition to their offering.
Googles Text Only Cached Pages Raises Issues With Alt Text
There have been many discussions in the SEO world over the usefulness of alt tags that accompany images. It is generally accepted that Google primarily indexes alt tags as long as the images have a link. If there is no link on the image, the alt text is ignored.
Accountability: The Key to Respect, Raises, More Staff and Bigger Budgets
First the bad news
As businesses “down size,” “right size, ” merge or are acquired, jobs are lost. So, if you’re worried about your future, you’re not alone. With today’s business climate the way it is, I know many marketing and communications professionals who have had severe budget cuts, run understaffed departments, or fear being let go during the next wave of cutbacks.